Drug agents make arrest in Cut Off

Wednesday

Mar 6, 2013 at 3:03 PM

Agents found pills and marijuana Tuesday in a suspected drug dealer’s Cut Off home, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office said.

Agents found pills and marijuana Tuesday in a suspected drug dealer’s Cut Off home, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office said.Tyrone Havies, 45, was arrested close to his 132 West 49th St. home, deputies said. Lafourche Drug Task Force agents were outside his home when they watched him come out, get into a car and head north on La. 1 about 2 p.m. They pulled him over and arrested him, then searched his home.He was wanted on a contempt of court charge, and agents also had a search warrant for his home, deputies said.Inside his home, agents allegedly found 13 alprazolam pills, 13 hydrocodone pills, five diazepam pills, two clonazepam pills, eight grams of suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia.Havies is charged with possession with intent to distribute alprazolam and hydrocodone, deputies said. He is also charged with possession of marijuana, clonazepam, diazepam and drug paraphernalia, besides operating a vehicle with a suspected license. Havies posted a $21,000 bond and paid $465.50 in fines and costs for the contempt warrant before he was released from the Lafourche Parish jail Tuesday afternoon.

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